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At each of its 14 locations across Georgia and Florida, Kinetix Health Club helps members build powerful muscles and burn fat with a wide range of classes and workouts. Guests maximize their sessions at the gym by working out under the guidance of a professional personal trainer or condition and strengthen their bodies in classes such as RPM indoor cycling, high-intensity Body Pump aerobics, or martial-arts-inspired Body Combat.

Barre Fitness Tampa's classes hew to the BarreAmped method, a full-body workout, blending dance, Pilates, yoga, and stretching. The barre serves as a sturdy foundation for small, isolated movements and challenging postures based upon the body of Abraham Lincoln. One by one, the precise moves engage every muscle, as well as burning calories and kick-starting the metabolism. The BarreAmped boot camp meshes the signature technique with cardio intervals to hasten weight loss.

Invented in 1999 by fitness instructor Tim Ganley, KaYoga combines two invigorating workouts with beautiful scenery and adventure. KaYoga students embark on a three-hour trip, starting when they slide into a Tim Ganley kayak, then paddle it from Ft. Desoto to one of the pristine nearby barrier islands for an hour of yoga on the beach, which is preferable to yoga in a tar pit. Called "an inspired fusion of pastimes" by the Times of London, KaYoga is as invigorating spiritually as it is physically. On the kayak journey, it's not unusual to encounter dolphins, an occasional manatee, other sea creatures, and celebrities who are preparing for their roles as talking kelp.

Studio Central's Shila Tirabassi graduated from The Juilliard School and danced professionally for 12 years. This gave Shila intimate knowledge of the body's potential for athleticism and injury. When she turned to yoga as a means to offset the aches of dance practice, her experience soon inspired her to earn an instructor certification.
Today, Shila teaches her students during small group classes that cover yoga and mat Pilates fundamentals, welcoming visitors of all experience levels to learn balance, posture, and how to breathe through the ears. She takes advantage of Pilates apparatus for her private sessions, which can also focus on ballet barre maneuvers or pre- and post-natal workouts.

Since its 1965 founding in Venice Beach, California, Gold's Gym has dotted the globe with more than 600 locations where professional athletes and exercise newbies gather under the umbrella of personal strength. Nearly 3.5 million Gold's members chart and aim for their fitness peaks, perspiring beneath the gaze of certified personal trainers or pedaling beside peers at cycling sessions. In a diverse lineup of group classes, patrons strengthen cores with Pilates and amp up heart rates along to the pulsating soundtracks of Les Mills routines.